Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 5

Over the last couple of years, legalized gambling and casinos in the state of Alabama — and the push to get it back on the ballot for the people to decide on — has been one of the most highly discussed topics in state politics. One of those fighting for clarity on the issue is […]

Alabama’s softball success has been built on more than wins and trophies, a point highlighted this weekend when head coach Patrick Murphy officiated the wedding of a former Crimson Tide player. Murphy has been in charge of the program since 2000, and in 2012, brought Alabama its only softball national title in school history. This […]

The Crimson Tide is adding another trophy to the case this week, this time via the cheer team in the UCA Division IA All Girl category. During the competition in Orlando, Alabama claimed its eighth national title in program history and the squad’s fourth all-time in the event, including its first since 2022. “Our All […]

Alabama basketball

University of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is now calling on the NCAA Tournament selection committee to leave Alabama out of March Madness after a judge granted former Tide center Charles Bediako a temporary restraining order against the NCAA that ultimately allows him to return to the roster. Despite leaving school almost three years ago […]

NCAA Alabama basketball

Every day that goes by in this era of college athletics, things seem to get more and more insane by the day. But the latest development with the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team may just be the most wild one yet. Former Alabama center Charles Bediako, who left the program for the NBA Draft […]

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban left college football during a time the sport was rapidly changing. He’s made his feelings pretty clear about NIL over the years and is not afraid to throw a little shade about it. The time of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has leveled the playing field like never before, […]

Alabama sports gambling

The legalization and taxation of gambling has long been a perennial issue in Alabama, and in recent years, sports gambling specifically has emerged within that conversation. As betting on sports becomes a mammoth industry legal in 38 states, Alabama is not among them, nor is it capitalizing on the tax revenue generated from its activity […]

Auburn fans are going to have something to watch very closely this upcoming weekend. The NFL is playing its conference title games to see who earns the right to go to the Super Bowl and a former Tiger will take the field. In the AFC, the Denver Broncos are set to take on the New […]

Saban Cignetti Cristobal

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban left his mark on college football in countless ways before retiring two seasons ago, but his influence has rarely been more visible than it is during this College Football Playoff. Headed into the quarterfinal round of the 12-team field, more than half of the eight teams remaining […]

The 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class was revealed this week, and there are some big names in the field. Former Alabama Crimson Tide legendary running back and the school’s first Heisman winner Mark Ingram headlines the induction class along with standout defensive linemen Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska and Aaron Donald (Pittsburgh), both of whom […]

Week after week, college football fans across the country have become familiar with seeing the face of Rece Davis on their screen every Saturday morning as they sip their coffee and get ready for another epic Saturday in the fall. Davis — an alumnus of the University of Alabama — has hosted ESPN’s College GameDay […]

Former Auburn and LSU quarterback TJ Finley has committed to what will be his seventh school in seven years. On3 reported the journeyman now veteran signal caller has committed to Incarnate Word — former home of No. 1 overall NFL draft selection Cam Ward — of the Southland Conference and will play another season of […]

Montgomery robbery

Sentences have been handed down stemming from an incident in March 2025 at a well-known Montgomery dry cleaning business, where the owner was brutally assaulted, bound, held at gunpoint, and robbed. Jim Massey III, owner of Jim Massey’s Cleaners, was the victim. Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Davidson and FBI Mobile Field Office Special Agent in […]

The Moody High School football team has a new head coach who they nabbed from the college ranks. Former UAB Blazers defensive line coach Kyle Tatum will take over the reigning 5A state champion Moody after former coach Jake Ganus resigned and took over the job at Pell City. The school introduced Tatum to the […]

Ty Simpson

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson has made some big headlines over the last couple of weeks since the season came to a disappointing close in a blowout Rose Bowl defeat. After that juncture, he was left with a major decision to make. Though Simpson was seen as a potential top overall selection in the […]

The United States Senate Race in Alabama has seen a serious twist in the first quarter, with former Trump official and Tuberville staffer Morgan Murphy raising huge levels of cash in his pursuit of the seat. According to a release from Murphy for Senate, the campaign has raised $1,057,949 after just officially entering the race […]

Indiana and Miami will face off in the National Championship, and if the favored Hoosiers come home with the trophy, how will the team rank against college football’s gold standard? When the Indiana Hoosiers take on the Miami Hurricanes next Monday night for all the marbles, it will mark the third consecutive season the SEC […]

The current college football climate sees some seriously insane figures being thrown around in the transfer portal to entice players to come to schools, and as each year goes by, those numbers just keep going up. The latest example is seen with Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson, who entered the NFL draft last week […]

Former UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer has returned to the place that makes the most sense for him: A high school program built to win, insulated from the churn of modern college football, he said last week. Almost immediately after returning to his old Lipscomb Academy job again, Dilfer has found himself back in […]

One of Birmingham’s very own — Christy Swaid — broke a Guinness World Record. Jet ski champion, stuntwoman and entrepreneur, Christy Swaid was already extremely impressive, but now she can add a new record to her resume. Swaid was recently entered into the Guinness World Records as the oldest person to backward somersault on a […]

The Troy Trojans have landed themselves a new offensive coordinator. According to a release from the school, Troy has hired Adam Austin to Gerad Parker’s staff as the new offensive coordinator following a dominating season for his Tarleton State offense, the best in all of the FCS. After his second year with the Texans, Austin […]

It’s been a contentious time recently for former Ole Miss and current LSU head coach Lane Kiffin, but that didn’t stop the former Rebels coach for shouting out his old team. After a very impressive six-year run in Oxford, Kiffin was the national subject of a huge coaching decision — take the head coaching position […]

The Crimson Tide had a roller coaster of a season that ended in a disappointing fashion — an embarrassing blowout at the hands of the Indiana Hoosiers at the Rose Bowl. With recent transfer portal buzz, it’s looking like Kalen DeBoer is going to have quite a different team next season. The Tide has seen […]

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks have been one of the better non-power four programs in college football over the years, and in addition to their play on the field, they’ve stepped up their social media game as well. Following a narrow win over Troy at the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, the Gamecocks became the […]